I could not say anything,” Nott told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.
A top surgeon has revealed how the Queen comforted him as he tried to speak about his traumatic experiences while working in warzones – by bringing out her corgis.
“All of a sudden the courtiers brought the corgis and the corgis went underneath the table.
And so for 20 minutes the Queen and I – during this lunch – just fed the dogs.”